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"Rainbow Dance", 1936
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Frame from"A Color Box", 1935Len Lye(1901~1980, Christchurch, New Zealand)
He is known for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. He was an innovative director who experimented to develop the painting with motion on the film.
Today I have seen his animation film “Rainbow Dance” , 1936.
In the beginning, a dancing man at the form of stenciled figure under the rainbow with the music. And then holding the umbrella and dance under the rain, playing tennis with different motions against a perspective road. There are many lines and patterns with the motions on the screen. It is an animation, a method of painting, scratching and stencilling directly onto motion picture. I think he presented his art form through the film. And “the Medium is the Message”. It’s creative and experimented during the period of 1930.
It’s fun to watch the film although it’s blurred and undistinguished.
When I tried to click the internet to view the film “A Color Box” ,1936, I failed to pass through.
As for his kinetic sculpture, Many of Lye's kinetic works can be found at the Govett-Brewster Gallery in New Plymouth , Taranaki, including a 45-metre high Wind Wand near the sea. The Water Whirler, “The Fountain”, 1976 which I have seen from the slid at the first lesson of line drawing.. He was famous as a innovated film director, sculptor, painter and writer.
“Rainbow Dance”, 1936
”Fountain”,1935 Frame from “A Color Box”, 1935
He is known for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. He was an innovative director who experimented to develop the painting with motion on the film.
Today I have seen his animation film “Rainbow Dance” , 1936.
In the beginning, a dancing man at the form of stenciled figure under the rainbow with the music. And then holding the umbrella and dance under the rain, playing tennis with different motions against a perspective road. There are many lines and patterns with the motions on the screen. It is an animation, a method of painting, scratching and stencilling directly onto motion picture. I think he presented his art form through the film. And “the Medium is the Message”. It’s creative and experimented during the period of 1930.
It’s fun to watch the film although it’s blurred and undistinguished.
When I tried to click the internet to view the film “A Color Box” ,1936, I failed to pass through.
As for his kinetic sculpture, Many of Lye's kinetic works can be found at the Govett-Brewster Gallery in New Plymouth , Taranaki, including a 45-metre high Wind Wand near the sea. The Water Whirler, “The Fountain”, 1976 which I have seen from the slid at the first lesson of line drawing.. He was famous as a innovated film director, sculptor, painter and writer.
“Rainbow Dance”, 1936
”Fountain”,1935 Frame from “A Color Box”, 1935
Ref:
http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/07/lye.html
http://www.govettbrewster.com/LenLye/foundation/
http://www.govettbrewster.com/LenLye/foundation/
You have made a good start on research about Len Lye, but I wouldn't mind hearing more personal response to his film - how did it make you feel? Did you notice how important sound and image were together? This was an innovation for the time - the first "music videos" you could say. What do you think Lye's purpose was in making this sort of movie? I think he really wanted to make people happy! TX
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